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}}{{tnr}}'''Eric T. Schneiderman''' (born December 31, 1954 in New York City, [[New York]]) is the 65th and current [[New York Attorney General|Attorney General of New York]]. A [[Democrat]], Schneiderman won election to the position on [[New York Attorney General election, 2010|November 2, 2010]], easily defeating Staten Island district attorney [[Dan Donovan]]. The office was open due to [[Andrew Cuomo]]'s decision to run for governor.<ref> [http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/new-york ''The New York Times,'' " 2010 General election results – New York," accessed July 30, 2013] </ref>

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As Attorney General, Schneiderman is the state's highest ranking law enforcement officer and is responsible for representing New York and its citizens in legal matters. One of his first acts upon taking office was to launch the "Taxpayer Protection Bureau" to uncover fraud and return money stolen from taxpayers.<ref> [http://www.ericschneiderman.com/about ''Eric Schneiderman,'' " About Eric," accessed July 30, 2013] </ref>

During his 2010 campaign, Schneiderman promised to review the NYPD's controversial Stop And Frisk program for fairness. He announced in April 2012 that a "working group" within his office was analyzing data from the program to determine if further investigation was necessary.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/11/nypd-stop-and-frisk-attorney-general-eric-schneiderman_n_1417339.html ''Huffington Post,'' "NYPD Stop And Frisk: State Attorney General Schneiderman Examining Controversial Program For Fairness," April 11, 2012] </ref> While numerous lawsuits have been brought against the policy, Schneiderman has not been involved.<ref> [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-controversial-stop-frisk-policy-ruled-unconstitutional-article-1.1235578 ''New York Daily News,'' "NYPD's controversial 'Stop and Frisk' policy ruled unconstitutional," January 8, 2013] </ref><ref> [http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/justice/new-york-stop-frisk-trial ''CNN,'' "New York's stop-and-frisk policy now in the judge's hands," May 21, 2013] </ref>

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Schneiderman's first foray into [[New York]] State politics came shortly after he received his bachelor's degree when he was named as Deputy Sheriff for Berkshire County, a position he maintained for two years. Upon graduating from law school, he was brought aboard as a law clerk for the [[Judgepedia:United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] until 1984 when he became partner for '''Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP'''. Three years later, he served as a statesman for Assembly Speaker Mel Miller. From 1993 until 1999, Schneiderman was elected to be district leader for the sixty-seventh assembly district.

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Prior to becoming Attorney General, Schneiderman served as a member of the [[New York State Senate|State Senate]], representing the people of the 31st senate district from 2003 until 2010. He spent 15 years as an attorney in private practice.<ref> [http://www.ag.ny.gov/about-attorney-general ''New York Attorney General,'' " About the Attorney General," accessed July 30, 2013] </ref>

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An April 2013 list of the 100 most powerful players in Albany by the newspaper ''City and State'' ranked Schneiderman as number 11.<ref> [http://www.cityandstateny.com/albany-power-100-list-9/ ''City and State,'' "Albany Power 100 List," April 23, 2013]</ref>

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On Monday, April 12th, 2010, Schneiderman announced his candidacy for the [[New York Attorney General|statewide office of attorney general]], the seat being vacated by [[Democratic]] incumbent [[Andrew Cuomo]], who, rather then seek re-election, chose to run for the state's governorship. <ref>[http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/side_dem_hat_in_ag_ring_2WLGeil19pNQtyT5Rx3F5L ''New York Post'' "NY state Sen. Eric Schneiderman running for Attorney General" 12 April, 2010]</ref> Five months later, he fought off four other contenders to secure the party nomination and received slightly over thirty-four percent of the vote. Schneiderman would go on to win the state governmental position in the general election on Tuesday, November 2nd against [[Republican]] State Island District Attorney [[Dan Donovan]]. <ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010/11/03/sheriff-schneiderman-wins-attorney-general-race/ ''Wall Street Journal'' "‘Sheriff’ Schneiderman Wins Attorney General Race" 3 Nov. 2010]</ref>

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Schneiderman is eligible to run for re-election as [[New York Attorney General]] in [[New York attorney general election, 2014|2014]]. He has not yet made his intentions in the race known.

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On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, Schneiderman was accused of being involved in a hit-and-run car accident located in Manhattan. The [[Democratic]] state senator "was in a car driven by a staff member (Rachel Kagan, niece of [[Judgepedia:United States Supreme Court|United States Supreme Court]] nominee, [[Judgepedia:Elena Kagan|Elena Kagan]]) when it hit a parked car Monday night and drove away," but not before an eyewitness recorded the license plate number of the vehicle. <ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/14/eric-schneiderman-ny-stat_n_645807.html ''The Huffington Post'' "Eric Schneiderman, NY State Senator, Involved In Alleged Hit-And-Run" 14 July, 2010]</ref> The automobile, owned by an executive editor for NY1, a twenty-four hour cable-news television channel focusing on the five boroughs of New York City, sustained about $3,000 worth of damage in the fender bender. A spokesman for the state senator called the allegation of a hit-and-ran "outrageous" and said that Schneiderman "expressed his sincere apology, and offered to pay for all repairs." <ref>[http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2010/07/14/eric-schneiderman-and-the-fender-bender/ ''Politics on the Hudson'' "Eric Schneiderman and the fender bender" 14 July, 2010]</ref>

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Despite having a perfect attendance record in 2009, Schneiderman finished the next year's session with the second worst record in the state senate after missing six out of the eighty days the upper house was convened. His absence had a direct effect on at least two pieces of legislation - the first was on May 28 when his late arrival "delayed action on a measure needed to restore funding to state parks slated for closure" while the other on June 18 contributed "o the delay of a key budget vote." <ref>[http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ag_wannabes_are_hooky_monsters_9pLwxmeR8oXE7uyKWV1HOI ''New York Post'' "AG wannabes are 'hooky' monsters" 19 July, 2010]</ref>

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Shortly after Schneiderman received his bachelor's degree from Amherst College in 1977 he was named as Deputy Sheriff for Berkshire County, a position he maintained for two years. Upon graduating from Harvard law school, he was brought aboard as a law clerk for the [[Judgepedia:United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] until 1984 when he became partner for '''Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP'''. Three years later, he served as a statesman for Assembly Speaker Mel Miller. From 1993 until 1999, Schneiderman was elected to be district leader for the sixty-seventh assembly district.

According to ''Follow the Money'', Schneiderman raised '''$253,940''' in 2008 for his state senatorial campaign. <ref>[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=96132 Follow the Money - Campaign Contributions for Eric Schneiderman, 2008]</ref>

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On Monday, April 12th, 2010, Schneiderman announced his candidacy for the [[New York Attorney General|statewide office of attorney general]], the seat being vacated by [[Democratic]] incumbent [[Andrew Cuomo]], who, rather then seek re-election, chose to run for the state's governorship. <ref>[http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/side_dem_hat_in_ag_ring_2WLGeil19pNQtyT5Rx3F5L ''New York Post'' "NY state Sen. Eric Schneiderman running for Attorney General" 12 April, 2010]</ref> Five months later, Schneiderman fought off four other contenders to secure the party nomination and received slightly over thirty-four percent of the vote. Schneiderman would go on to win the state governmental position in the general election on Tuesday, November 2nd against [[Republican]] State Island District Attorney [[Dan Donovan]]. <ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010/11/03/sheriff-schneiderman-wins-attorney-general-race/ ''Wall Street Journal'' "‘Sheriff’ Schneiderman Wins Attorney General Race" 3 Nov. 2010]</ref>

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In June 2012, Schneiderman announced that New York attorney general's office finalized a $410 million civil settlement with hedge-fund manager J. Ezra Merkin, whose collaboration with Bernard Madoff in his perpetration of one of history's most devastating Ponzi schemes led to almost $2 billion in losses for New York investors and charitable organizations. Schneiderman called the settlement, which stood to reimburse up to 40% of losses for eligible investors, "a victory for justice and accountability.”<ref name=merkin>[http://scarsdale.patch.com/articles/ny-state-gets-410m-settlement-in-madoff-ponzi-scheme ''Scarsdale Patch,'' "NY State gets $410 million in Madoff Ponzi scheme," June 25, 2012]</ref> According to the attorney general, Merkin falsified quarterly reports and other financial documents<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hedge-fund-manager-pay-405m-madoff-victims-16639567#.T-m9yHCUtRk ''Associated Press,'' "Hedge fund manager to pay $405M to Madoff victims," June 24, 2012]</ref> in order to deceive hundreds of investors into believing their money was safe in his control. In actuality, Merkin was rerouting clients' fortunes to Madoff, working primarily as his "middleman and marketer,"<ref name=merkin/> and making hundreds of millions of dollars in management and incentive fees in the process. Two years prior to the settlement, the New York attorney general's office first brought charges against Merkin for violations of the Martin Act, "General Business Law § 352; and Executive Law § 63(12) for concealing Madoff’s control of the Merkin Funds and for breaches of his fiduciary duty to manage the funds prudently. The lawsuit sought damages, disgorgement of all fees by Merkin, and injunctive relief."<ref name=merkin/>

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Settlement negotiations concluded on Friday, June 22, 2012, with Merkin agreeing to pay $405 million over three years to compensate his investors, and an additional $5 million to the New York for general expenses incurred as a result of the investigation.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/25/business/hedge-fund-manager-merkin-to-pay-405-million-in-madoff-settlement.html ''The New York Times,'' "Hedge Fund Manager Merkin to pay $405 million in Madoff settment," June 24, 2012]</ref>

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According to ''Follow the Money'', Schneiderman raised '''$1,187,701''' in 2010 for his state attorney general campaign. <ref>[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=117404 Follow the Money - Campaign Contributions for Eric Schneiderman, 2010]</ref>

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* [[Children and Families Committee, New York State Senate|Children and Families]] <small>'''(Member)'''</small> <ref>[http://www.nysenate.gov/committees New York State Senate - List of Standing Committees]</ref>

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* [[Codes Committee, New York State Senate|Codes]] <small>'''(Chair)'''</small>

* [[Energy and Telecommunications Committee, New York State Senate|Energy and Telecommunications]] <small>'''(Member)'''</small>

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* [[Environmental Conservation Committee, New York State Senate|Environmental Conservation]] <small>'''(Member)'''</small>

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* [[Higher Education Committee, New York State Senate|Higher Education]] <small>'''(Member)'''</small>

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On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, Schneiderman was accused of being involved in a hit-and-run car accident located in Manhattan. The [[Democratic]] state senator "was in a car driven by a staff member (Rachel Kagan, niece of [[Judgepedia:United States Supreme Court|United States Supreme Court]] nominee, [[Judgepedia:Elena Kagan|Elena Kagan]]) when it hit a parked car Monday night and drove away," but not before an eyewitness recorded the license plate number of the vehicle. <ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/14/eric-schneiderman-ny-stat_n_645807.html ''The Huffington Post'' "Eric Schneiderman, NY State Senator, Involved In Alleged Hit-And-Run" 14 July, 2010]</ref> The automobile, owned by an executive editor for NY1, a twenty-four hour cable-news television channel focusing on the five boroughs of New York City, sustained about $3,000 worth of damage in the fender bender. A spokesman for the state senator called the allegation of a hit-and-ran "outrageous" and said that Schneiderman "expressed his sincere apology, and offered to pay for all repairs." <ref>[http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2010/07/14/eric-schneiderman-and-the-fender-bender/ ''Politics on the Hudson'' "Eric Schneiderman and the fender bender" 14 July, 2010]</ref>

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Despite having a perfect attendance record in 2009, Schneiderman finished the next year's session with the second worst record in the state senate after missing six out of the eighty days the upper house was convened. His absence had a direct effect on at least two pieces of legislation - the first was on May 28 when his late arrival "delayed action on a measure needed to restore funding to state parks slated for closure" while the other on June 18 contributed "to the delay of a key budget vote." <ref>[http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ag_wannabes_are_hooky_monsters_9pLwxmeR8oXE7uyKWV1HOI ''New York Post'' "AG wannabes are 'hooky' monsters" 19 July, 2010]</ref>

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*'''2008 Race for [[New York State Senate|State Senate]], District 31 - [[Democratic]] Primary'''

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Schneiderman currently resides in New York City, [[New York]]. He is divorced and has a daughter, Catherine, from that relationship.

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Schneiderman currently resides in New York City, [[New York]]. He is divorced and has a daughter, Catherine, from that relationship. The attorney general attends B’nai Jeshuran Synagogue and practices yoga regularly.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/state-attorney-general-eric-schneiderman-loves-yoga-talks-work-article-1.1063267 ''The New York Daily News,'' "State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman loves yoga so much that he talks about it at work," April 18, 2012]</ref>

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*[http://www.oag.state.ny.us/ Official New York Attorney General website]

*[http://www.oag.state.ny.us/ Official New York Attorney General website]

As Attorney General, Schneiderman is the state's highest ranking law enforcement officer and is responsible for representing New York and its citizens in legal matters. One of his first acts upon taking office was to launch the "Taxpayer Protection Bureau" to uncover fraud and return money stolen from taxpayers.[2]

During his 2010 campaign, Schneiderman promised to review the NYPD's controversial Stop And Frisk program for fairness. He announced in April 2012 that a "working group" within his office was analyzing data from the program to determine if further investigation was necessary.[3] While numerous lawsuits have been brought against the policy, Schneiderman has not been involved.[4][5]

Prior to becoming Attorney General, Schneiderman served as a member of the State Senate, representing the people of the 31st senate district from 2003 until 2010. He spent 15 years as an attorney in private practice.[6]

An April 2013 list of the 100 most powerful players in Albany by the newspaper City and State ranked Schneiderman as number 11.[7]

Biography

Shortly after Schneiderman received his bachelor's degree from Amherst College in 1977 he was named as Deputy Sheriff for Berkshire County, a position he maintained for two years. Upon graduating from Harvard law school, he was brought aboard as a law clerk for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York until 1984 when he became partner for Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP. Three years later, he served as a statesman for Assembly Speaker Mel Miller. From 1993 until 1999, Schneiderman was elected to be district leader for the sixty-seventh assembly district.

Education

Bachelor's degree (in English/Asian studies), Amherst College (1977)

Juris Doctorate degree, Harvard School of Law (1982)

Political Career

Attorney General of New York (2011-present)

On Monday, April 12th, 2010, Schneiderman announced his candidacy for the statewide office of attorney general, the seat being vacated by Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo, who, rather then seek re-election, chose to run for the state's governorship. [8] Five months later, Schneiderman fought off four other contenders to secure the party nomination and received slightly over thirty-four percent of the vote. Schneiderman would go on to win the state governmental position in the general election on Tuesday, November 2nd against Republican State Island District Attorney Dan Donovan. [9]

Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act

On March 11, 2013, Schneiderman, together with twelve other state attorneys general, sent a letter to Congress in support of the Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act, a bill which would ban for-profit colleges from using federal funds for marketing and recruiting techniques.[10] Sponsored by Senators Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) and Tom Harkin (D-IA), who chairs the chamber's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, the law aims to “ensure that scarce federal education dollars will be used to serve and educate students rather than to finance advertising campaigns, recruitment operations, and aggressive marketing.”[11] Consumer protection is one of the key duties assigned to the attorney general in each state.

According to the law's text, student enrollment at for-profit degree-issuing institutions such as the University of Phoenix more than doubled between 1998-2008, during which time the federal government--through student financial assistance programs--provided 86 percent of revenues to 15 reviewed publicly traded companies operating these for-profit colleges. A separate analysis of 15 such companies concluded that, on average, 28 percent of all expenditures were on advertising, marketing, and recruiting. Critics, including the attorneys general responsible for the letter advocating the bill's passage, contend that these expenditures are used to deceive consumers about program costs, graduation rates, or their employment potential beyond graduation. The bill seeks to restrict spending of this nature by higher education institutions or other postsecondary educational institution by prohibiting use of federal loans or grants in specific areas, and requiring that all such institutions whose revenues can be traced to federal educational assistance funds "report annually to the Secretary and to Congress the institution's expenditures on advertising, marketing, and recruiting."[10]

In the letter, the attorneys general urged, “Federal taxpayers should not be asked to foot the bill for aggressive recruiting and deceptive sales tactics of colleges that have placed profits ahead of ensuring student success.”[12] There are an estimated 3,000 for-profit schools nationwide, though neither the letter nor the bill cited the name of a specific institution.[13]

Ponzi scheme settlement

In June 2012, Schneiderman announced that New York attorney general's office finalized a $410 million civil settlement with hedge-fund manager J. Ezra Merkin, whose collaboration with Bernard Madoff in his perpetration of one of history's most devastating Ponzi schemes led to almost $2 billion in losses for New York investors and charitable organizations. Schneiderman called the settlement, which stood to reimburse up to 40% of losses for eligible investors, "a victory for justice and accountability.”[14] According to the attorney general, Merkin falsified quarterly reports and other financial documents[15] in order to deceive hundreds of investors into believing their money was safe in his control. In actuality, Merkin was rerouting clients' fortunes to Madoff, working primarily as his "middleman and marketer,"[14] and making hundreds of millions of dollars in management and incentive fees in the process. Two years prior to the settlement, the New York attorney general's office first brought charges against Merkin for violations of the Martin Act, "General Business Law § 352; and Executive Law § 63(12) for concealing Madoff’s control of the Merkin Funds and for breaches of his fiduciary duty to manage the funds prudently. The lawsuit sought damages, disgorgement of all fees by Merkin, and injunctive relief."[14]

Settlement negotiations concluded on Friday, June 22, 2012, with Merkin agreeing to pay $405 million over three years to compensate his investors, and an additional $5 million to the New York for general expenses incurred as a result of the investigation.[16]

Controversies

Hit-and-Run allegation

On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, Schneiderman was accused of being involved in a hit-and-run car accident located in Manhattan. The Democratic state senator "was in a car driven by a staff member (Rachel Kagan, niece of United States Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan) when it hit a parked car Monday night and drove away," but not before an eyewitness recorded the license plate number of the vehicle. [18] The automobile, owned by an executive editor for NY1, a twenty-four hour cable-news television channel focusing on the five boroughs of New York City, sustained about $3,000 worth of damage in the fender bender. A spokesman for the state senator called the allegation of a hit-and-ran "outrageous" and said that Schneiderman "expressed his sincere apology, and offered to pay for all repairs." [19]

Truancy

Despite having a perfect attendance record in 2009, Schneiderman finished the next year's session with the second worst record in the state senate after missing six out of the eighty days the upper house was convened. His absence had a direct effect on at least two pieces of legislation - the first was on May 28 when his late arrival "delayed action on a measure needed to restore funding to state parks slated for closure" while the other on June 18 contributed "to the delay of a key budget vote." [20]

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Schneiderman is available dating back to 1998. Based on available campaign finance records, Schneiderman raised a total of $12,252,910 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 21, 2013.[23]

Eric Schneiderman's Campaign Contribution History

Year

Office

Result

Contributions

2012

NY Attorney General

$2,535,599

2010

NY Attorney General

$7,829,657

2008

NY State Senate

$253,940

2006

NY State Senate

$426,512

2004

NY State Senate

$363,218

2002

NY State Senate

$619,344

2000

NY State Senate

$116,240

1998

NY State Senate

$108,400

Grand Total Raised

$12,252,910

2010

Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Eric Schneiderman's donors each year.[24] Click [show] for more information.

Personal

Schneiderman currently resides in New York City, New York. He is divorced and has a daughter, Catherine, from that relationship. The attorney general attends B’nai Jeshuran Synagogue and practices yoga regularly.[25]